Video problems with AOE games

[Guest]

My OS is WinXP Home Edition with service pack 2, Video card is GE Force3 with
the latest driver approved by Microsoft. When I play Age of Empires or Age
of Kings the colors change. This happens when the background music changes.
I used the campatability wizard to use what the manuals say are the best
settings. I have also changed the hardware acceleration to different
settings moving it one notch at a time from full to none. I have also tried
turning off the music on the game. The only way I can get the colors right
again is to exit the games and load a saved game. Any suggestions?

 

[S.Sengupta]

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.games

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

 

[Guest]

How do I sign up for this newsgroup?

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.games

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

My OS is WinXP Home Edition with service pack 2, Video card is GE Force3 with
the latest driver approved by Microsoft. When I play Age of Empires or Age
of Kings the colors change. This happens when the background music changes.
I used the campatability wizard to use what the manuals say are the best
settings. I have also changed the hardware acceleration to different
settings moving it one notch at a time from full to none. I have also tried
turning off the music on the game. The only way I can get the colors right
again is to exit the games and load a saved game. Any suggestions?

 

[Malke]

How do I sign up for this newsgroup?

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.games

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

Either use the web interface like you are doing now (shudder - awful) or
use a real newsreader which is way better. Here is information to help
you with that:

Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is
really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you
learn to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows,
but you can use Outlook Express since you already have it. Here are
some links to information about newsgroups:

About Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://groups.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=basics.html - Basics
of Usenet
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
explanation of newsgroups

Using Outlook Express as Newsreader:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm

How to Post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properly
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
crossposting

Malke

 

[Guest]

Select the address with your cursor. Go to Edit/Copy. Then paste the address
in your address bar. and click Go. This should open Outlook Express where you
will find the active Group.

How do I sign up for this newsgroup?

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.games

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

My OS is WinXP Home Edition with service pack 2, Video card is GE Force3 with
the latest driver approved by Microsoft. When I play Age of Empires or Age
of Kings the colors change. This happens when the background music changes.
I used the campatability wizard to use what the manuals say are the best
settings. I have also changed the hardware acceleration to different
settings moving it one notch at a time from full to none. I have also tried
turning off the music on the game. The only way I can get the colors right
again is to exit the games and load a saved game. Any suggestions?

 

[Guest]

Got it. Thanks

Select the address with your cursor. Go to Edit/Copy. Then paste the address
in your address bar. and click Go. This should open Outlook Express where you
will find the active Group.

How do I sign up for this newsgroup?

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.games

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]



Dyan wrote:

My OS is WinXP Home Edition with service pack 2, Video card is GE Force3 with
the latest driver approved by Microsoft. When I play Age of Empires or Age
of Kings the colors change. This happens when the background music changes.
I used the campatability wizard to use what the manuals say are the best
settings. I have also changed the hardware acceleration to different
settings moving it one notch at a time from full to none. I have also tried
turning off the music on the game. The only way I can get the colors right
again is to exit the games and load a saved game. Any suggestions?